IPL 2023 Match 22, MI vs KKR Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians (MI) will lock horns with Nitish Rana’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Match 22 of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) on April 16 at the Wankhede Stadium. 

The most successful team in the history of the tournament, MI began their current campaign with two losses in their opening two matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at home. They finally opened their account when they defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) in their third game in Delhi. With two points and a net run rate of -0.879, they are placed ninth in the table.

On the other hand, KKR started their season with a loss against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Mohali before registering back-to-back victories against RCB in Kolkata and defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) in Ahmedabad. They suffered yet another loss at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at home in their last outing. Over the years, MI has dominated this fixture and Rohit will hope to continue the same for his side by claiming their second win of IPL 2023.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match No. 22 between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League 2023:

Head-to-Head: As mentioned above, MI has complete domination over KKR as they have won 22 out of the 31 matches played between the two sides.

34 – Rohit Sharma (5966) needs 34 runs to complete the landmark of 6000 runs in the IPL.

57 – Ishan Kishan (1943) is 57 runs away from reaching the milestone of 2000 runs in the cash-rich league.

5 – Rohit Sharma (245) requires five sixes to reach 250 maximums in the IPL.

9 – Tilak Varma (41) needs nine fours to reach 50 fours in the league.

4 – Lockie Ferguson (146) is four scalps away from completing 150 wickets in all T20s.

7 – Nitish Rana (343) requires seven fours to complete 350 fours in T20s.

6 – Andre Russell (494) needs six fours to get to 500 fours in all T20s.

2 – Varun Chakaravarthy (48) requires two scalps to complete the milestone of 50 wickets in the IPL.

4 – Jofra Archer (46) needs four scalps to get to 50 wickets in the IPL.

89 – Ishan Kishan (3911) is 89 runs short of completing 4000 runs in T20s.

2 – Jason Roy (898) is two fours short of reaching 900 fours in T20s.